Rex Bell
There are approximately 28 people named Rex Bell living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 12,241,226 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Rex with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bell. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
28
1 in 12,241,226
Named Rex
38K
Alive today
Named Bell
256K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 38K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1952
Average age: 54
Estimated bearers: 256K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #106
Per 100K: 74.78
Top ancestry: White (61.1%)
First name trend
Rex: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Rex. The peak year was 1952 with 1,505 births. The average person named Rex today is 54 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Bell surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bell, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 61.1%.
- White61.1%
- Black or African American32.4%
- Two or more races2.5%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Rex has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0110% of the US population, based on 37,623 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Bell appears at a rate of 74.78 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0748%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 28 people with the full name Rex Bell. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Rex
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FAQ
Rex Bell: questions and answers
How many people are named Rex Bell?
We estimate approximately 28 people in the United States share the full name Rex Bell. That works out to about 1 in 12,241,226 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0110%) with the surname frequency (74.78 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Rex Bell?
We classify Rex Bell as "Very Rare". About 1 in 12,241,226 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Rex a male or female name?
Rex is predominantly male. Out of 60,301 total SSA registrations, 99.8% were male and 0.2% were female. See the full Rex profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.